Hay-rack.



J. M. FULLER.

HAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1907.

PATENTED JULY 2l, 1908.

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No. 894,134. PATEN'IED JULY 21, 1908. J. M. FULLER.

HAY RACK. l

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25. 1907.

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JAMES M. FULLER, OF CEDAR FALLS, IOWA.

HAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1908.

Application filed June 25, 1907. Serial No. 380,769.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JAMES M. FULLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cedar Falls, in the county of Blackhawk, and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hay-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hay racks, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide a hay rack comprising a bed which rests upon the holsters of a wagon, and a detachable rack or basket which can be quickly attached to the bed or detached therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a strong and durable rack which can be quickly taken ap art for shipment or storage, and which will be light in weight and composed of comparatively few parts.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a bed or platform for the rack in which the four supporting points of the bed upon the wagon holsters will raise the bed sufiiciently to prevent the front wheels from cramping in making short turns of the wagon.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a hay rack and bed made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the rack and bed. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of thefront end of the rack and bed. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of connecting the rack to the bed. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken at right angles to that shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the hook washers for connecting the rack to the bed.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention, the numeral 1 designates thefront supporting timbers ofthe bed, and 2 are the rear supporting timbers of said bed. These timbers are substantially identical in shape, the rear timbers, however, being longer than the front ones, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. These timbers are each provided with a downwardly extending portion 3 which are designed to rest upon the bolsters of a wagon body and to thus raise the bed sufficiently so that the front wheels will not cramp in making short turns. The timbers 1 and 2 are connected by a longitudinal angle iron bar 4 which extends from end to end of the bed, and extending across from one of the timbers 1 to the other in front are angle iron cross bars 5, said bars 5 being held in place by means of bolts 6 which extend through the longitudinal bar 4, through the timbers 1, and through the angle cross bars 5. The rear supporting timbers 2 are also provided with cross bars 7 which are secured in place by means of bolts 8 which also pass through the angle iron bar 4, through the timbers 2, and through the cross bars 7.

Disposed between the timbers 1 and 2 and secured to the angle iron bar 4 is a brace 9 secured to the bar 4 by means of suitable rivets 10, and extending through the hori- Zontal portion of the bar 4 is a bolt 11 which passes through a sleeve 12, and the lower end of the bolt passes through an angle iron cross bar 13. The brace 9 and the bolt 11 may be utilized whenever an extra long rack is to be supported, but may be dispensed with in case of a short bed and rack. The cross bars 5, 7 and 13 support the bottom boards 14.

The rack consists of the angle iron bars 15 which are curved at 16 to provide vertically disposed side members 17 and the members 17 are connected at their upper ends by angle iron cross bars 18 and metal or wooden bars 19. Vertical braces. 20 extend from the angle iron bars 15 to the cross bars18, these parts being held together by means of rivets 21. It will be understood that the rear end ofthe rack is constructed in a manner similar to that already described and illustrated in Fig. 3, and that the intermediate angle iron bars 22 are substantially identical in form and construction with those already referred to and designated 15 and 17. The angle iron bars 15 and 22 are connected by longitudinal angle irons 23 at their upper ends and by longitudinal bars 24 at the side, said bars being riveted to the bars 15 and 22.

An angle iron ladder 25 is secured to the front end of the rack bymeans of bolts 26 and 27, said bolts being provided with hook washers 28, one of which hook washers engages the lange of the angle iron bar 15, and the other of which engages'the flange of the ladder 25. The washers 28 are seated in notches formed in the angle iron bars to prevent turning when the nuts are adjusted upon the bolts.

The rack is detachably secured to the bed by means of bolts 29 provided with hook washers 28, said hook washers each having a downwardly extending flange 30 to engage a notch 31 in the angle iron bars 15 and 22,

while the opposite ends of said bolts are rovided with similar hook washers 28 W ich engage the angle iron bars 5 forming the cross bars of the bed. The nuts 32 are applied to the bolts 29 above the washers and when the washers are clamped tightly in the notches 3l, the parts are held mly in place. In removing the rack from the bed the nuts 32 are not turned 0H the bolts but by one or two turns the hook washers may be disengaged from the angle iron bars and removed thus the nuts and washers are always held on the bolts and are not liable to become lost.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a hay rack made in accordance with my invention is of simple construction 5 the rack may be readily removed from the bed and readily connected thereto; theconstruction is simple, strong, durable and eiTicient.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

l. A hay rack comprising'a bed and a rack detachable therefrom, said bed being provided with side timbers having rojecting portions to rest upon the wagon bo sters, said rack comprising curved angle iron bars connected by angle iron cross bars at the front and rear of the rack, and longitudinal angle iron bars at their upper ends, and means for detachably securing said rack to said bed, :i

said means com rising bolts provided with hook washers w ich engage notches in the curved angle iron bars, substantially as described.

2. A hay rack comprising a bed provided with angle iron cross bars, said bed being provided with side timbers having projecting portions to rest upon the wagon bolsters, a detachable rack having curved angle iron bars and angle iron cross bars, and means for detachably securing said rack to said bed, said means'comprising bolts having hook washers thereon, said hook washers engaging notches in said angle iron curved bars.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES M. FULLER. Witnesses:

WV. I-I. MERNER, HELEN E. DYER. 

